TasA
- Description: major component of biofilm matrix, forms amyloid fibers<br/><br/>
| Gene name | tasA |
| Synonyms | cotN, yqhF |
| Essential | no |
| Product | major component of biofilm matrix |
| Function | biofilm formation |
| Regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: <br/>Biofilm | |
| MW, pI | 28 kDa, 5.442 |
| Gene length, protein length | 783 bp, 261 aa |
| Immediate neighbours | sinR, sipW |
| Get the DNA and protein sequences <br/> (Barbe et al., 2009) | |
Genetic context <br/> 
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Contents
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The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU24620
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: [1]
- SubtiList entry: [2]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: forms amyloid fibers that bind cells together in the biofilm PubMed
- Protein family: peptidase M73 family (according to Swiss-Prot)
- Paralogous protein(s):
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- Modification:
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Interactions: forms fibers of variable length and 10-15 nm in width PubMed
Database entries
- Structure:
- UniProt: P54507
- KEGG entry: [3]
- E.C. number:
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Regulation:
Biological materials
- Mutant:
- Expression vector:
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- two-hybrid system:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Your additional remarks
References
Reviews
<pubmed>20735481 20351052 </pubmed>
Original publications
<pubmed>18047568,16430695,16430696,10368135,18430133,,18647168 ,10464223,17720793,18957862 12107147 18763711, 20080671 </pubmed>
